In the 50s, with McCarthyism and the general paranoia of the cold war, a lot of famous actors who were suspected of communist leanings were blacklisted for it, in other words, their careers were basically ended unless they came out with a public apology. I'm pretty sure that's what they're singing about.
In the 50s, with McCarthyism and the general paranoia of the cold war, a lot of famous actors who were suspected of communist leanings were blacklisted for it, in other words, their careers were basically ended unless they came out with a public apology. I'm pretty sure that's what they're singing about.